Top earners at Durham post-secondary institutions

Annual Sunshine List reveals public sector workers earning $100,000

DurhamRegion.com

DURHAM -- The annual Ontario Sunshine List of public sector workers earning $100,000 is out, and Durham College, Trent University and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology have their share of employees on the list.

Of the roughly 150 staff from UOIT on the list, Tim McTiernan, president and vice-chancellor tops the list, making $320,000. At Durham College, around 170 employees are on the list, and the president is also on the top. Don Lovisa made $277.324.

At Trent University, which has a main campus in Peterborough and a smaller location in Oshawa, around 230 people are on the list. The top earner is Bonnie Patterson, a full-time professor who made $323,082.18. President and vice-chancellor Steven Franklin was the second highest earner, making $305,000.